Sweat band



y 26, 1931- 1.. SHERWOOD 1,807,049

SWEAT BAND- Filjed Oct. 8, 1950 Patented May 26, 1931 Tao STATE s'rnenn Application filed bctober a, 1930. Serial in. 487,167.

My invention relates to a sweat band for hats and has for its principal object, the provision of a relatively simple, practical and inexpensive sweat band that is constructed and applied to the hat so as to eifectually prevent perspiration and oil from passing through the body of the hat and discoloring the external surface thereof and the outer hat band that is generally positioned directly opposite the sweat band.

Practically all sweat bands are secured to the hat by a row or rows of stitching and such stitching affords convenient paths for the moisture of perspiration and oil from the hair to pass by capillary attraction from the" sweatband to the exterior of the body of the hat and it is the principal object of my invention to provide a sweat band that is constructed so as to wholly eliminate the possibility of perspiration and oil from reaching the stitches that secure the sweat band to the body of the hat.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts that will hereinafter. be more fully described and claimed and illustrated in'the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a sectional perspective view of a hat and showing my improved sweat band appliedthereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the parts of the sweat band before the sameare assembled for use. a

Referring by numerals to the accompany drawings which illustrate a practical embodiment of my invention, 10 designates the crown portion of a hat, 11 the brim thereof and 12 the usual band that is applied to the outer surface of the crown of the hat immediately above the brim thereof.

The sweat band contemplated by my invention, includes an inner member that is formed of thin flexible moisture and oil proof mate: rial, for instance, oiled silk or thin rubberized fabric. This material is folded double to provide a band that extends around the inner face of the hat crown immediately above the brim and the folding of this piece of material provides an inner wall 13 that .the crown of the lies immediately aglainst the inner surface of that lies immediately against the innerface of the inner wall 13. i

The lower portion of the inner wall 13 is turned upwardly to form a. relativelynarrow reenforcing band 15 that lies between the lower portion of the inner wall of the lower portion of the outer wall 14.

The inner member of the sweat band comprising the walls 13 and 14 is secured to the body of the hat by a row of stitches such as 16 that pass through the reenforcing stri 15 through the lower portion of inner wall 13 and throu h the wall of the hat crown immediately a inner'member is. properly positioned within the crown of the hat, the lower portion of the wall 14 overlies the reenfor'cing strip 15 and the row of stitches therein, thus effectually covering said row of stitches and preventing oil and the moisture of perspiration from coming in contact with said stitches and passing by capillary attraction throu h'the crown of the hat to the exterior thereo The inner member of my improved sweat band and which makes direct contact with the hat of the wearer, comprises a band 17, preferably .of thin leather or leather composition and the width of this band is slightly v greater than the width of the. inner wall 14 of-t-he-inner member of the band. The u per portion of band 17 is turned downward y so i as to provide a finished edge and this downwardl turned portion occupies a position just a ove the upper end of the inner meme ber comprising the walls 13 and 14. The lower edge of band 17 extends slightly member.

a row of stitching sucha's 18 which passes throu h the lower portions of said band" 17 and t e outer wall 14 of the inner member, or, if desired this row of stitching may be dispensed with and band 17 may be secured to outer wall 14 by means of a suitable adhesive that-is applied to the outer face of wall 14, such adhesive being indicated by'stipple shading in Fig. 2. r

be low the lower. edge of wall 14 of the inner at and an outer wall 14 ve the brim 11. When this In some instances it unite the band 17 with the outer wall 14 by both stitching and adhesive.

If desired the'inner'iface of the inner wall 13 may be'coated'witha suitable adhesive, as illustrated by stipple shading in Fig. 2 and thus the outer wall 14 of the inner member the relatively stable band 17, thus rovidmg a firm and substantial sweat ban structure that is relatively thin and compact and at the same time havmg the desirable quality of preventing moisture and-oil from passing from the inner portion of the band outward-.

ly through the wallof the hat body.

. and as the walls formed of Oilfl-Ild inner moisture and oilproof materialilethe ma- As a result of my improved construction, the moisture of perspiration and oil from the hair, is effectually prevented from assing from the head eng 'ng member 0 the band outwardly alon 21%; rows of stitching to the exterior ofthe at bod for. the lower portion of the wall 14 over ies the rowof stitching'16and the inner wall 13 of the inner member-overlies the row. of stitching 18 of the inner member are moisture proof material, it will be impossible for moisture and oil to pass by capillary attraction along the threads 1n the rows of stitching to the exterior of the Thus it will be seen that I have provided a sweat band for hats that is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of-manufacture, capable of being readily ap lied for use and which sweat band is ver e ective in pergggming the functions for w ch it is inten p v It will be-understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various arts of my improved sweat band'may be ma e and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims. if

I claim as my invention: I

1. A sweat band-for hats com rising'an member, composed of thm flexible terial forming said inner inem r being folded double to provide an inner wall and i 7; an outer wall, the-lower wall'overlying and exten g a short distance below the lower edge of the inner wall, the lower portion of the inner wall'of said inner Y my be desirable to flexible material face of the outer-wall of the inner member inner membe -member and the lower wardly rtion of the outer between the lower portions of said inner and outer walls and anouter member of thin positioned againstthe outer and overlying said inner member.

2. A sweat band for hats comprising an inner member, composed of thm flexible moisture and oil proof materialgthe material forming said inner member eing folded double to provide an inner wall and an outer wall, the lower portion of the outer wall over 1 in and extendin a short distance below t e fower edge of t e inner wall, the lower ortion of the inner wallof said inner memer being folded upwardly so as to lie between the lower portions of said-inner and outer walls, an outer member of thin flexible material positioned against the outer face of the. outer wall of the inner member and overlying said inner member and means for securing said overlying outer member to the outer wall of the innermemben, r l

3. A sweat band for hats comprising an r,.=composed of thin' flexible moisture and oil-'proofmater'ial, the material forming said inner member being folded double to providean inner wall andv an outer wall, the lower portionof the outer wall overlying and extending la short distance below the lower edge'ioffthe inner wall, an outer material positioned against the outer face of the outer wall of member of thin'flexib the inner memberrand overlying said inner portion of the inner wall of the inner member being folded upso as to'form a reenforcing strip that is positioned between the lower-portions of the inner and outer walls of the inner member.

4. A-"sweat band for hats comprising an inner member, composedof thm flexible moisture and 011 proof material the material forming said inner member. being folded double to rovide an inner wall and an outer wall, thegowe'r portion of the outer wall overlying. and extendin a -short distance below the lower edge o the inner wall, an outer member of thm flexible material positioned against the outer face ofthe outer wall of the inner member and overlyin said inner member, means for securing sai outer member to the outer wall of the inner member and the lower portion of the inner wall of. the inner member bein folded upwardly so as togform a-reen orcing strip that is positioned between the lower portions of the inner and outer walls of the inner member.

overlying and extending short distance overlying rising an and an outer below the lower edge of the inner wall, an outer member of thin flexible material positioned against the outer face of the outer wall of'the inner member and overlying said inner member and the outer faces of the inner and outer walls of said inner member being coated with an adhesive.

6. The combination with a hat, of a sweat band composed of inner and outer members, the inner member being formed of thin flexible moisture and oil proof material bent double so as to form inner and outer walls connected at their upper edges, the lower portion of the inner wall of said inner member being folded upwardly so as to lie between the lower portions of said inner and outer walls, a row of stitching connecting the lower portion of the inner wall and the upturned lower portion thereof to the body of the hat, the lower portion of the outer wall of said inner member overl ing said row of stitchin and extending shghtly below the lower e ge of the inner wall and said outer member comprising a bandof thin flexible material that wholly overlies said inner member and extends above and below the upper and lower edges thereof.

7 The combination with a hat, of a sweat band composed of inner and outer members, the inner member being formed of thin flexible moisture and oil proof material bent double so as to form inner and outer walls connected at their upper edges the lower portion of the inner wall of said inner member bein folded upwardly so as to lie between the lower portions of said inner'and outer walls, a row of stitching connecting the lower portion of the inner wall and the upturned lower portion thereof to the body of the hat, the lower portion of the outer wall of said inner member overlying said row of stitchin and extending slightly below the lower e go of the inner wall, said outer member comprising a band of thin flexible ma- '9. The combination with a hat, of a sweat band comprising inner and outer members, the inner member being composed of thin flexible moisture and oil proof material,

which material is bent double to form a band comprisin inner and outer walls the lower portion of the inner wall of which inner member is folded upwardly and positioned between the inner and outer walls to form a reinforcing strip, a row of stitching passing through the inner wall of said inner member and said reinforcin strip for securing the same to the body of the hat, the outer member of which band overlies said inner member and extends above and below the upper and lower edges thereof and means for securing the outer band member to the outer wall of the inner band member.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. LESTER L. SHERWOOD.

terial that wholly overlies said inner memher and extends above and below the upper and lower edges thereof and means for securing said outer member to the outer wall of the inner member.

8. The combination with a hat, of a sweat band comprising inner and outer members, the inner member being composed of thin flexible moisture and oil proof material, which material is bent double to form a band comprising inner and outer walls the lower portionof the inner wall of which inner member is folded upwardly and positioned between the inner and outer walls to form a reinforcing strip, a row of stitching passing through the inner wall of said inner member and said reinforcing strip for securing the same to the body of the hat and the outer member of which band overlies said inner member and extends above and below the upper and lower edges thereof. 

